Antigua and Barbuda vs Saint Helena
Antigua and Barbuda is 12% larger than Saint Helena.
Antigua and BarbudaSaint HelenaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.12×
Antigua and Barbuda is 1.12× the area of Saint Helena.
 Antigua and Barbuda |  Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAntigua and Barbuda: 1.12× the area | 440 km²#182 of 194 | 394 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationAntigua and Barbuda: 16.7× the population | 94,209#184 of 194 · 2025 | 5,6332016 |
| DensityAntigua and Barbuda: 15.0× the density | 214 / km²#47 of 194 | 14 / km² |
| Urban population | 24%#181 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 per woman#125 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.46%#131 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 11.7 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.0 per 1,000#102 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 17.5%#135 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 12.3%#69 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +0.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 1.03 per 1,000#58 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years#61 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 7.0 per 1,000 births#132 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.851#52 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $23,790#51 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $2.34B2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $35,832#61 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +5.0%#45 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +1.4%#133 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 12.1% of GDP#10 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 55.0% of GDP#39 of 168 · 2022 | — |
| Internet users | 73%#115 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 201 per 100#3 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 18% of land#125 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.80 t a year#67 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 0.9%#179 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 8.4 µg/m³#165 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 16.5% of land#103 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 9.1% of land#107 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 8.5%#95 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,030 mm#91 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.21#22 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.59#52 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 10.7 per 100,000#31 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Saint John's | Jamestown |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Pound sterling (GBP), Saint Helena pound (SHP) |
| Official languages | English, Spanish | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC |
| Calling code | +1 268 | +290, +247 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Western Africa, Africa |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17° N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Antigua and Barbuda is 12% larger than Saint Helena. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Antigua and Barbuda?
- About 1.1 times: Antigua and Barbuda has 1.12× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Helena?
- Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 people against 5,633. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².
- What kind of government do Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Helena have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Antigua and Barbuda: constitutional monarchy; Saint Helena: dependent territory.